(1) She was born in the fifties.
(2) He retired in his fifties.
(3) I probably look as if I'm in my fifties rather than my seventies.

(1) Television is an effective means of communication.
(2) Is there any means of contacting him?
(3) Have you any means of identification ?

(1) Winner: kay Hall. Runner-up: Chris Platts.
(2) Mr. Adams said courteously, " That depends on kay, I think.
(3) kay waited on the steps for an extra minute.

(1) to get on/off a train
(2) I like travelling by train .
(3) a passenger/commuter/goods/freight train

(1) Annette's performance as eliza Doolittle in "Pygmalion" was truly memorable.
(2) eliza accepted Charles' invitation to a house party.
(3) Pickering whispers to eliza and points out the ladies'room.

(1) I get off at the next station.
(2) the main station
(3) Penn station

(1) She gave him a quick glance.
(2) These cakes are very quick and easy to make.
(3) Would you like a quick drink?

(1) 'What's that thing in the middle of the fountain?' — 'Some kind of statue, I guess.'...
(2) She was in the middle of clearing the breakfast things...
(3) These are genetic disorders that only affect males normally. They are things like muscular dystrophy and haemophilia...

(1) One li is equal to half a kilometer.
(2) After running half a kilometer, I began to feel tired.
(3) Per square kilometer approximately has 200 residents.

(1) eighty horses trotted up.
(2) He was in his late eighties and had become the country's most respected elder statesman.
(3) He ran a property development business in the eighties.

(1) She laughs too much...
(2) Thank you very much...
(3) He said that his father never talked much about the war...

(1) a university town
(2) They live in a rough part of town.
(3) The nearest town is ten miles away.

(1) The far right is now a greater threat than the extreme left...
(2) Anti-racist campaigners are urging the Government to ban all far-Right groups.
(3) It only lasted a couple of years, as far as I know...

(1) This is probably a bad idea, but what the hey!
(2) My new bike's nice, hey?
(3) Thanks for your help, hey.

(1) It's four minutes to six.
(2) I'll be back in a few minutes.
(3) Boil the rice for 20 minutes.

(1) seventy people were killed.
(2) It's a long way to go for two people in their seventies.
(3) In the late Seventies, things had to be new, modern, revolutionary.

(1) ...the sunniest April in Britain for more than sixty years.
(2) ...a lively widow in her sixties.
(3) In the sixties there were the deaths of the two Kennedy brothers and Martin Luther King.

(1) What you wear should be stylish and clean, and must definitely fit well...
(2) You are going to have to take a certain amount of criticism, but you must cope with it...
(3) Candidates must satisfy the general conditions for admission...

(1) look at that boat dancing on the waves.
(2) Using a scanner, we can look at the unborn foetus.
(3) We're so late I daren't look at my watch.

(1) Don't worry . We have plenty of time.
(2) Don't worry about me. I'll be all right.
(3) He's always worrying about his weight.

(1) I'm older than her.
(2) There was more whisky in it than soda.
(3) He loves me more than you do.

(1) the New York subway
(2) a subway station/train
(3) a downtown subway stop

(1) 'Do you think that made much of a difference to the family?' — 'I think so.'...
(2) If you can't play straight, then say so...
(3) I enjoy Ann's company and so does Martin...

(1) a hotel room with bath and shower
(2) He's in the shower .
(3) a shower cubicle

(1) I like that part of Cape Town...
(2) Respect is a very important part of any relationship.
(3) ...spare parts for military equipment...

(1) social/economic ills
(2) Don't speak ill of the dead.
(3) We're wasting valuable time, time we can ill afford.

(1) more and more people are surviving heart attacks...
(2) He spent more time perfecting his dance moves instead of gym work.
(3) The Afghan authorities say the airport had been closed for more than a year.

(1) She was too tired to take a shower...
(2) Betty took a photograph of us...
(3) The Patriotic Front took power after a three-month civil war...

(1) (British English)My car does 35 miles to the gallon.
(2) (North Amercian English)My car gets 35 miles to the gallon.
(3) a 20-mile drive to work

(1) the early morning
(2) my earliest memories
(3) The project is still in the early stages.

(1) Parallel lines will never meet no matter how far extended.
(2) how far did the film tell the truth about Barnes Wallis?
(3) "If we pay players, how far do we go?" Gresson asked pertinently.

(1) Which way is north?
(2) cold winds coming from the north
(3) Mount Kenya is to the north of (= further north than) Nairobi.

(1) The baby is just learning to walk.
(2) ‘How did you get here? ’ ‘I walked. ’
(3) He walked slowly away from her.

(1) The car stopped at the traffic lights.
(2) We stopped for the night in Port Augusta.
(3) He was stopped by the police for speeding.

(1) Mr Harris and Mrs Bate and three other teachers were there.
(2) Are there any other questions?
(3) I can't see you now─ some other time , maybe.

(1) the transportation industry
(2) public transportation (= the system of buses, trains, etc. provided for people to travel from one place to another)
(3) The city is providing free transportation to the stadium from downtown.

(1) The temperature must be in the nineties today.
(2) It was decided she had to stay another ninety days.
(3) By this time she was in her nineties and needed help more and more frequently.

(1) the river Thames
(2) the Hudson river
(3) on the banks of the river (= the ground at the side of a river)

(1) Every player gave a hundred per cent tonight.
(2) I still don't feel a hundred per cent.
(3) My family supports me one hundred per cent.

(1) He was a big man in his forties, smartly dressed in a suit and tie.
(2) Steel cans were introduced sometime during the forties.
(3) With the chill factor, it's nearly minus forty here.